NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who eat the most protein, especially from animal sources, are more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, according to a study of European adults.

The new study did not randomly assign participants to eat different amounts of protein, which would have yielded the strongest evidence. Instead, it compared the diets of people who went on to develop diabetes and those who did not get the disease.

But the findings do align with other studies.

"Several previous studies have found that higher intake of total protein, especially animal protein, are associated with long-term risk of developing diabetes," said Dr. Frank Hu, from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. Hu, who was not involved in the new study, researches prevention of diabetes through diet and lifestyle.

"Substantial amounts of animal protein come from red meat and processed meat, which have been consistently associated with increased risk of diabetes," he told Reuters Health in an emailhttp://news.yahoo.com/too-much-animal-pr...cAqp7QtDMD since I am on a high protein diet..i was recently supplied with a blood sugar monitor..

(04-15-2014, 03:26 PM)Octo Wrote: The study doesn't say anything about other things in their diet in addition to protein. Do the high protein eaters also eat a lot of bread, sugar etc?

i can't have that other stuff until I reach my protein requirement for the day..and I stay away from that stuff as much as possible ..I also do not eat processed meats ..they are are also full of phosphorus which will kill your bones and arteries and now I am back to not eating much at all..